Hook suggestions

[xfishcop]

Just ordered some Firehole Sticks. Check out their site, glad I did.

[NJTroutbum]

Take a look at Allen hooks.

[fritz]

http://www.erobillard.com/FF/HookChart.htm

Also found this link. Thanks to River Waders for this comprehensive listing.

https://app.box.com/s/01db9ea439c7fbd59b55

[hap]

I tie and fish a ton of soft hackles and have gone heavily to tying them on continuous curve scud hooks. I tie them well down around the bend and like the look and the success I have been having with them. It has been gradually increasing in preference for me each year but for at least the last five years or so they are the majority of the soft hackles I fish.

[xfishcop]

hap,
Do you have more LDR's with the scud hooks? One day I have as many LDR's as fish to hand, then other days able to land more than LDR.
Guess I shouldn't complain as long as I get the grabs??????

[Clay]

hap,
Do you have more LDR's with the scud hooks? One day I have as many LDR's as fish to hand, then other days able to land more than LDR.
Guess I shouldn't complain as long as I get the grabs??????

Maybe I'm the only one, but I will bite: what is a LDR?

[xfishcop]

LDR = "The big one that got away"---commonly known as long distance release.

[okflyfisher]

I tie all my size 12 to 22 trout nymphs and soft hackles on Allen fly fishing N304 hooks. They are 2x Short 1x Strong with a nice wide gap. they have a straight eye which helps the gap even more, especially in the smaller sizes. they are strong and hook and hold fish very well

[hap]

hap,
Do you have more LDR's with the scud hooks? One day I have as many LDR's as fish to hand, then other days able to land more than LDR.
Guess I shouldn't complain as long as I get the grabs??????

Emphatically not! I find the short shank wide gap hooks with a bit of turn-in at the point makes it much harder to LDR. Much harder.

I do not use offset hooks, mostly because I do not like the look and the tendency to twirl in an offset manner.

I used the Mustad 9170 (IIRC) for a while... I like the seriously increased weight, the short shank, and the straight eye. I have come to find the down-turned eye on scud hooks does not adversely affect hook-ups or LDR rates.

Besides, "The Tug is the Drug!"